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The Fixer
Meet Greg Scott, your guide to Junkieville
By Don Terry Feb 23, 2011 at 04:33 PM
Greg Scott is a fixer. In Chicago, where Scott plies his trade, the title is traditionally tapped for the slick... More
Justice for John Conroy
John Conroy spent years exposing police torture in Chicago. Now the alleged leader is on trial, and the reporter is laid off.
By Don Terry Jul 15, 2010 at 08:00 AM
If life were fair and the gods of journalism just, I would be able to report to you that... More
An Icon Fades
Ebony shaped the black middle class, then misread its digital moment
By Don Terry Mar 16, 2010 at 08:00 AM
Ebony magazine, the African-American monthly, has been a beloved institution in black America for more than sixty years. These days... More
Lou and Me
‘We work at a newspaper, a real newspaper’
By Don Terry Jan 12, 2010 at 08:00 AM
Late into another sleepless Chicago night, I drag a blue-blooded widow and a balding curmudgeon under the covers with me,... More
Hats Off to Larry
Larry King Live takes a dramatic, emotional look at the execution of the D.C. sniper
By Don Terry Nov 11, 2009 at 05:31 PM
Thank you, Larry King, for delivering—to borrow a phrase—a fair and balanced program Tuesday night on the execution of the... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
